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Maybe ... "We no Hab your Cat... stop calling..." or.. "It say "All you can eat... " it no mean forever""""!!!""""
No, a Selene versus a custom-order widebody Fleming with no side decks!
Its funny, but the "I wouldn't be caught dead in a Bayliner(or a Rinker, or a XXXX brand)" comments always come from folks online.
They Never come from folks that have actually been on one.
The comments I get from other people at the dock are quite a bit different.
A Trawler Forum member who owned a Sea dory at the time went aboard my old 2859 several years ago. His comment was "I better not show this to my wife, She'd love it."
People walking by on the dock invaribly say "great looking boat".
Here in the Pacific Northwest taking a walk down the dock is pretty much a Bayliner model tour. Far and away the most popular boats at the harbor are Bayliners in my neck of the woods. You see the range of boats.
Old ones that look like new boats. Newer ones that are neglected. Boats from the 80's, whose owners are still having fun on them (yes Bayliners can last just like other brands )
You know, I have NEVER knocked someone elses choice in boat. I think people that own boats, especially boats sitting in a permenant slip are a sort of community. We all are in the same boat so to speak.
At the same time I have spent many hours defending the larger Bayliner boats (I've owned 5 of them) to people online that for the most part either don't even own a boat, or have no direct knowledge of what they post about so passionately about.
Heck, our closest cruising friends have a 40' Sea Ray. We don't hold it against them .
haha does anyone remember the original question?
markpierce said:Marin's nightmare: having to choose between a Bruce anchor, forward-raked pilothouse windows, or going boatless.
I am the original poster here.
I never intended to insult Bayliners or even more so their owners. Heck, our closest cruising friends have a 40' Sea Ray. We don't hold it against them .
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If I insulted you, please accept my humble apology.
With all that said, there are some reverse chine Bayliners, Rinkers, Cruisers etc. out there that I think are uglier than homemade sin. They are abhorrent to me, doesn't mean they have to be to you.
Actually Marin's nightmare is waking up on I-70 in the middle of Kansas driving a RV...
sorry Marin, but it's ok...it was only a dream...
A friend of mine who's one of the skippers on the Virginia V said that must by how the "kayak" got its name - that's the sound they make when he runs over them.If I was a tug skipper and saw it coming toward me there is no way I could take it seriously so I'd just run over it.
A friend of mine who's one of the skippers on the Virginia V said that must by how kayaks got their name - that's the sound they make when he runs over them.
A friend of mine who's one of the skippers on the Virginia V said that must by how the "kayak" got its name - that's the sound they make when he runs over them.
Indeed Bayliner has pioneered some of the major design points, in part by not being tied down by "tradition". They shoehorned the first sleeping "cabins" under a dinette (yes, I'm using that term very loosely!).It was a Bayliner. Maybe a 36' downeast style? I saw the same boat at West End Grand Bahama a few weeks ago. It looks like a nice boat. Clearly Bayliner has built some nice looking boats...
I say this toungue in cheek, but at least a bayliner knows who its parents are.... my Taiwan Trawler isnt really sure... ;-)
Indeed Bayliner has pioneered some of the major design points, in part by not being tied down by "tradition". They shoehorned the first sleeping "cabins" under a dinette (yes, I'm using that term very loosely!).
The 32xx and 38xx boats (like the one you likely saw) have been well loved by their owners and generally well taken care of (Bayliner 32xx)
The "4050 Bodega" was somewhat less successful (see if you can with this slideshow without blinking): Z 40 ft Bayliner 4050 Bodega :: Bayliner 4050 Bodega Slideshow slideshow by rickredshoes - Photobucket
All of the ones I've seen have looked like they were sinking at the bow!
But the 45/47/49 Motoryachts have spawned many immitators, like this Delta:
1992 Delta Boat Company DELTA 50 Power Boat For Sale -
And I've never had a Trophy, but people who've owned them have been happy and many of them have lived long lives, even when neglected.
On the smaller/newer Bayliner side... The Discovery 24 & 26 models are unique that there is nothing else like them on the market. The look OK, somewhat pudgy.